LAS SHO IN CLINICAL GERONTOLOGY
AT
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND
STROKE
JOB DESCRIPTION
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Aintree University Hospital merged 2
years ago to form Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger of the original two hospitals has produced one of the largest acute
teaching Trusts within the North West. Most medical and surgical specialities are
represented within the Trust and many departments offer a service for tertiary
referrals from both within and outside the Mersey region.
There are close links with the University of Liverpool and the Clinical Academic
departments of the Faculty of Medicine that are situated within the Trust. The main
University campus is immediately adjacent to the Royal Liverpool Hospital site.
A major new hospital build is currently under construction on the RLUH site due to
complete in 2022 and is adjacent to the relocated Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
and a commercial Bioscience Accelerator building. These new build developments
will form the heart of a centralised teaching hospital biocampus within the city’s
knowledge quarter
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool is a vibrant city. It has experienced a major revival over the past few years
and Merseysider’s enjoy a good quality of life. Liverpool has benefited from rapid
development recently not least because it was the European Capital of Culture 2008.
Liverpool has had a World Heritage city status conferred on it by UNESCO.
Liverpool is unusually compact and travel both into and around the city is fairly stress
free. There have been significant investment over the past two years and the city
centre has been rejuvenated and regenerated and now boasts the best and most
modern shopping, restaurant and night life facilities in the North West region. The
city has strong tradition, with soccer in particular giving the city an international
reputation as a community made more cohesive by sport. There is an annual
international tennis tournament every summer, and the North West region as a
whole has a strong rugby tradition. The city is within easy driving distance of North
Wales, the Pennies and the Lake District for those keen on relaxing or outdoor
pursuits in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Merseyside’s theatres, museums and are collections are amongst its strangest
assets. Liverpool has the biggest single collection of Grade One listed buildings and
more national museums and galleries than any other city outside London. The city is
alive with numerous artistic enterprises including independent theatre groups,
authors, poets, dance groups, photography, sculpture and street art. The Walker Art
Gallery, Tate Gallery and the Empire, Playhouse and Everyman Theatres contribute
significantly to the city’s cultural life. The Philharmonic Orchestra is nationally
acclaimed and there is a full range of musical activities of all types.
The Department of Medicine for Older People
This Department is managed as one unit although services are located at the Aintree
Hospital site, Broadgreen Hospital and the Royal Liverpool site.
This LAS post will be based at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen hospitals but not
the Aintree.site. On the Royal Liverpool Hospital (RLH) site there are 64 beds, and
on the Broadgreen Hospital site (BGH), 21 Stroke rehabilitation beds and 39 sub-
acute beds.
On the RLH site the Directorate has 1 general acute geriatric ward (ward 2B), a 29
bedded Acute Stroke Unit (ASU and ward 2Y) and a 14 bed rapid throughput Frailty
Unit (located on ward 2X). We also have responsibility for ward 2A which is a
delayed discharge ward. On the BGH site there are Stroke Transitional beds and
sub-acute geriatric beds based in the Alexandra Wing.
The Directorate’s activities on both sites provide subspecialty expertise in
orthogeriatric care, falls, stroke, movement disorder/Parkinson’s Disease, dementia
and general multidisciplinary team delivered care of the older person with complex
medical, functional and social needs.
The Directorate’s Clinical Gerontology Outpatients’ Department, is on the
Broadgreen site (Alexandra wing) adjacent to the directorates BGH bed base; it has
facilities for 30 day places and is used for subspecialty clinics as above, discharge
follow up, medical assessment and multidisciplinary therapy. It provides specialist
clinics for older people devoted to Stroke, Movement Disorder, Falls and Mental
Health, as well as general multidisciplinary clinics providing both medical
assessment and rehabilitation for older people.
MEDICAL STAFFING
All Consultant Geriatricians see a wide variety of general geriatric medical problems
as the vast majority of patients are admitted as emergencies to the RLH site. The
Consultants all have sub-speciality interests including Stroke, Parkinson’s disease &
movement disorder, falls, orthogerontology, intermediate are & community geriatrics,
acute and interface geriatric medicine and dementia.
Consultant Staff Special Interests
Dr Glyn Scott Movement Disorders
Dr Nikhil Shrama Clinical Lead - Stroke
Dr Aravind Manoj Stroke
Dr Fatima Hussain Stroke
Dr Philemon Sanmuganath Stroke
Dr K Hussain (locum) Stroke
Dr Nadine Carroll Falls & Syncope, Surgical Liaison
Dr Alison Diack Frailty, Continence and acute medicine in-
reach
Dr Aishling Murray Movement Disorders
Dr Matthew Tedford Clinical Director, Community Geriatrics and
Frailty
Dr Mo Somauroo Community Geriatrics and Frailty
Dr Mark Johnston Surgical liaison
Dr Richard Harris Surgical liaison, Frailty and in-reach
Dr K Ullah Subacute care and Delayed discharge lead
Consultant Stroke Physicians have beds on both the RLH and BGH sites. There are
8 Specialist or Specialty Registrars (of which 1 is a clinical stroke fellow), 6 based at
the RLH site and 2 based at BGH. They are responsible for the care of patients
under 2 to 4 Consultants depending on the firm. The Registrars rotate between
wards every 3 months to enhance their training experience.
There are 7 Core Medicine trainees, 2 Foundation Year 2 trainee at SHO level, and
2 Foundation Year 1 trainees at the RLH site. On the BGH site there are 6 GP
Vocational Training Scheme trainees at SHO level.
A nurse consultant supports the stroke transitional unit on the BGH site.
The Directorate also has eight Stroke Specialist Nurses, a Parkinson’s Disease
Nurse Specialist and two surgical liaison specialist nurses.
The post
Applications are invited for a post as a LAS SHO in the Department of Medicine for
Older People and Stroke, the post will be based in the Liverpool University’s Hospital
Trust between the Royal and Broadgreen sites.
Clinical Duties
1. The successful candidate will assist in the management of the team’s in-patients
in one of the medical wards at the Royal Liverpool site
2. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
3. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to support and help to
deliver first class patient care.
4. Assisting with teaching, training and assessment of junior staff and medical
students, nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
5. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical
Governance and audit.
6. To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical
education (CME).
7. Deputise from time to time for absent colleagues, and exceptionally to perform
additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances to
ensure the safe running of the Department.
8. When required, cover other areas within the hospital.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:00 – 17:00 09:00 – 17:00 09:00 – 17:00 09:00 – 17:00 09:00 – 17:00
Inpatient ward Inpatient ward Inpatient ward Inpatient ward Inpatient ward
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Research and Training Opportunities
The Clinical Gerontology department is a regionally well respected department
involved in a wide range of subspecialties; the post holder will be encouraged to
undertake audit projects.
Within the Department there are opportunities to attend in house educational
sessions.
Wednesday lunchtime: Clinical gerontology teaching pm AGE meeting
Friday am: Grand Round
The candidate will also be encouraged to attend regional training sessions in Clinical
Gerontology; The Liverpool Medical Institution (10 mins walk from the hospital) has
monthly Royal College of Physicians teach-in sessions.
The post holder will be encouraged to take part in the supervision and teaching of
medical students attached to the team.
For informal discussions please contact : Dr A Manoj Consultant Stroke Physician
Email: [email protected]
Trust Values and behaviours
We are Caring
We are kind to each other and always show compassion to ourselves and others.
We know we are doing this when:
• We are always kind and compassionate to ourselves, our patients, families
and colleagues;
• We recognise and appreciate each other, taking pride in working here and
our contribution to success;
• We are professional and always seek to deliver the best standards of care.
We are Fair
We treat people equitably and value their differences.
We know we are doing this when:
• We value everyone for their unique contribution and we embrace diversity;
• We are confident in speaking up and we support all our colleagues to do
the same;
• We are open and honest.
We Are Innovative
We work as a team to continuously improve the way we deliver and transform health
care.
We know we are doing this when:
• We continuously improve the services we deliver and pioneer new ways of
doing things;
• We learn from mistakes, striving to ensure we get things right first time;
• We create and share knowledge with each other, patients and our
professional communities.
